Consultation Results - Overcrowding
QUESTION 1.1 - OVERCROWDING
For children sharing with a brother or sister of the opposite sex - do you think the age of the children should be increased from aged 8 to aged 10 (the same criteria used for Universal Credit) when working out overcrowding points?
Answer Choices Responses Total
Yes 241
No 787 1,028
QUESTIONS 1.2 - OVERCROWDING
For children sharing with a brother or sister of the same sex – do you think the age of the children should be increased from 13 to 16 (the same criteria used for Universal Credit) when working out overcrowding points?
Answer Choices Responses Total
Yes 285
No 743 1,028
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